The Rocketeer Page #5

I'm tellin' you...

it's gonna be

your fault.

What do you know

about women, Peev?

You haven't had a date

since 1932.

Flora Maxwell.

There was no point

in datin' nobody after her.

[ Rooster Crowing ]

He's got to be kidding!

- [ Grunting ]

- Ha, ha, ha.

What? Kill me as I stand?

I thought you were a sporting man.

True. I'd hate to stain my

legend on a villain such as you.

Prepare to die that we may learn

the identity of the Laughing Bandit.

- Why wait?

- [ Gasp ]

Good heavens!

It's Sir Reginald!

None other!

Oh, my prince,

would that you'd drink

of my lips as deeply.

Cut! Cut! Cut!

Back to first positions.

Good lord! How many times

are we gonna have to do this?

Sweetheart, acting is acting

like you're not acting.

- So act... but don't act like you're acting.

- All right.

Is she a block of wood!

Your audition was better.

Everybody's was better! Does it matter

when you're the producer's niece?

She gets a scene with Neville Sinclair

and we play scenery.

- I love Hollywood.

- Everybody, positions.

Let's try to get it

right this time.

"Laughing Bandit,"

scene 114, take 28.

[ Director ]

And... action!

[ Sinclair ]

Ha-ha-ha.

[ Sir Alec ] What?

Kill me as I stand?

I thought you were

a sporting man.

[ Sinclair ] I'd hate to stain my legend

on a villain such as you.

[ Sir Alec ] Prepare to die that we may learn

the identity of the Laughing Bandit.

- Why wait?

- It's Sir Reginald!

[ Sinclair ]

None other.

Oh, my prince, would that

you'd drink of my lips as deeply.

[ Screaming ]

Excuse me. I'm looking

for Jenny Blake.

Oh, Jenny --

Jenny Blake.

Does anyone know

a Jenny Blake?

Cut.

- I hope he's okay.

- Where's Mr. Sinclair?

Give us a hand

with this flat.

- You okay, Mr. Sinclair?

- I'm fine.

Never let it be said Neville Sinclair

failed to bring down the house.

Somebody call the nurse!

Charlie's been stabbed!

Charlie!

Charlie.

Forgive me, Charlie.

I had no idea.

Did you think I was

stealing the scene?

Don't talk.

Don't even move.

Get my car and driver.

Get him to The Queen of Angels.

Gladys, ride with him. I'll have

my personal physician meet you.

Victor, come here.

This is supposed to be

a closed set... no visitors!

I want that... Jenny

banned from the lot.

[ Cliff ]

Jenny, I said I'm sorry.

- I just want to patch things up.

- You're off to a great start.

Something really big has happened

and I want you to be the first to know.

Me and Peevy

found something...

that's gonna get us

back on our feet.

- What do you mean, found something?

- It's an engine...

[ Cliff ]

but you strap it to your back...

and it makes you fly

without wings.

[ Jenny ] You knocked down half

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